Watercolor Sketchbooks- Faber Castell

As promised in an earlier post, am back with  some wonderful and colorful sketchbooks.

An old idea with a new twist!
..instead of using traditonal watercolors , I have used Faber Castell Design Memory Craft  Gelatos!

These are so simple  and fun to make, you won't know how or when to stop yourself!

(been there done that!..started to make about 5 of these ended up with 12!)

Interested?

...stop by Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Blog for a step by step photo tutorial and a complete list of supplies.

Do leave me a link in the comments section if you give these a try, I would love to come by and look at your version!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Watercolor Sketchbooks- Faber Castell

CAS-ual Fridays

Time again for yet another CAS-ual Fridays challenge and with Easter and April fools Day just around the corner we are up for some  for tricky bunny projects.....but with a twist !

here is my take.....

 A brunch invitation.  A couple of weeks back my friend mentioned that she was hosting an Easter Brunch this year coupled with an egg hunt and asked if I could make her some invites. Since it was just 3 families, I chose to do something a bit elaborate..... watercolor painting, stamping and embossing. ...and, all I can say is.... the smile on her face when I handed these invites to her made all the work so well worth it!
 Along with these , I also made some watercolor sketchbooks for the kids (post egg hunt!)...but more about that in an upcoming post where I have a tutorial on how to make those books.

So for now ..it's the invites....

A vellum wrap embossed partially using an embossing folder and a touch of twine.

 A closer look at  Mrs Bunny who is hosting the brunch!

 Theme: Tricky Bunny- With Easter and April Fools Day falling back to back, the Easter Bunny will no doubt be extra tricky. So...show us your CAS Easter projects BUT we're throwing in a tricky twist...it CAN'T be a card.

 We have a wonderful sponsor this week......

 

 Stamps- Crafters Companion, Martha Stewart

Hope you all like it, I sure had some great fun creating these!
Do hop over CAS-ual Fridays blog and check out what the rest of the DT has in store for you.

Also sharing with Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

CAS-ual Fridays

Watercolor Stamping

Am back from a short vacation, worn out and jet lagged  and need another vacation to get over this one!
..thankfully it's almost weekend!

To avoid falling off to sleep at completely odd hours, I decided to get back to crafting and complete some DT projects, but my head is so foggy , I just could not think straight!
..until I saw this weeks Papertrey Ink Make it Monday#109..Betsy talked about watercolor and that was enough to perk me up..better than coffee!

Here is a card I came up with for this week's challenge..

 
 I stamped the dress form image using regular watercolors since I did not have any reinkers and stamped again using versamark and embossed using clear embossing powder.

 Since I love sentiments , I decided to fill it with text.

 A closer look at the embossing.

 All sentiments and image by Papertrey Ink.

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today .

Watercolor Stamping

Watercolor Bookmarks-Faber Castell

Today I have some lovely bookmarks to share with you all. These make such lovely gifts especially for all the readers on your gift list. These are  simple to make, just head over to the Faber Castell  Design Memory Craft Blog for a step by step tutorial.

 I have used  Faber Castell watercolor and Pastel pencils to create these . The mix and match system from Faber-Castell makes designing with color so simple.  You  choose a color set that inspires you... then choose a medium. .and create! So if you pick up a red in watercolors and a red in pastels they will all blend and match with each other to give you a wonderful palette of colors.

Hope you are inspired to give them a try.

Thanks for joining me today.

Watercolor Bookmarks-Faber Castell

Flower Power- CAS-ual Fridays

TGIF!
and I am back with a CAS-ual Fridays Post.
This week we say NO to stamps!
...Shocked?

Yes, this week's challenge is to create a project without the use of stamps, so start thinking stickers, die cuts, patterned paper...you get the idea!
Here is a bit of inspiration for you ..

 An all sticker card-  the clear sentiment and lady bug by SRM stickers and the flowers by K&Co

After today I shall be looking at stickers in a whole new light. This card came together in under 5 mins ...now that's what I call a super  quick card..perfect for those last minute forgot your birthday situations or even a thank you note like I did today.

This week we are being sponsored by SRM Stickers and one lucky winner will win a lovely prize package .

 Hope you like my card today!
Stop by CAS-ual Fridays Blog for more inspiration .

Thanks for stopping by.

Flower Power- CAS-ual Fridays

CAS-ual Fridays

Am I glad it's  finally Friday....it sure  was a hectic week here and am looking forward to a relaxing weekend..
This week CAS-ual Friday's is asking us  to use chipboard on our CAS projects..
......hmmm..this one had me thinking a bit, because I am not one of those who uses a lot of embellishments on my cards, so basically I had to look through my limited stash of embellies for something to use on my card.... when I came across this box of banners by Maya Road. It was sent to me  recently by a publication house and I thought it would be just perfect for this project.

 
 I am simply so pleased with the way this card turned out. I tried something new..I adhered a couple of Thickers in the two alphabets and went around them with watercolors and stamped the polka dots . once dry removed them and adhered the chipboard banner, which was once again colored in orange and stamped with a sentiment.

The polka Dots are by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and I must say they line up so well and the images are so crisp!. Here I stamped them off once on scratch paper before stamping on the card to give it that slightly faded look.

 and we have the wonderful and generous CAS-ual Fridays Stamps as the sponsor...

A closer look

 stamps- CAS-ual Fridays, Jane's Doodles.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are inspired to play along this week!

CAS-ual Fridays

Song Bird

Today I have a card for Papertrey Ink current MIM#107- using clear cardstock.

For my card today, I revisited an earlier design of mine where I had used clear acrylic to protect my watercolor cards in the mail. I went with a similar idea, but instead of a painting , I just did a graded wash to achieve an ombre effect.

For a bit of an artsy look, I dripped Glossy Accents and let it run ..in fact here is a canvas I did a month back for Faber Castell using the same technique to achieve that wet dripping water effect.

The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink -Happy Trails and  the bird and branch dies are by Memory Box.

 Stamps- Papertrey Ink - Happy Trails

Although my post title says Songbird, I think my bird looks more like a Parrot lol!

Also sharing with Moxie Fab World-Ombre Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by today .

Song Bird

CAS-ual Fridays

It's Friday and this week it's all about color blocking over at CAS-ual Fridays and here is a card I have created for your inspiration..a color blocked bird!

I  die cut and watercolored a bird in different colors to give it that color blocked looked. The sentiment is by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps-Only You.

This week we have Cut Cardstock sponsoring the challenge...

                             Bird die-Sizzix Tim Holtz

a closer look at the color blocking.

 Get over CFC bog and see what the rest of the design team has come up , you will be blown by the lovely creations!
Thanks for stopping by today.

CAS-ual Fridays

Ombre

A quick post to share a card with Moxie Fab World -Ombre Challenge

 
A simple graded wash , a hint of stamping with the bird and sentiment and a hand drawn telephone wire is enough to convey a  lovely message.

Stamps - Anna Griffin, Studio G,

Thanks for stopping by today .

Ombre

Mother..

It's been a while since I last posted .....been way too busy completing some DT projects for the upcoming weeks..might have some travel coming up, so decided to plan ahead and schedule some posts.

Anyway , today I  made  some time to create a card for  the current challenge over at the Moxie Fab World- Emphasize the negative challenge.

 It's all about using the negative space after you die cut . Here I used a Framed Out die by PTI  four times to create a window  to frame my image.

The  watercolored image is by Sweet Stamps and the sentiment by Anna Griffin.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Mother..

CAS-ual Fridays

Today is the beginning of all things good and fun ..
..it is the start of my term as Designer for CAS-ual fridays!

And to kick it off we are having a wallpaper challenge....

I have always wanted  a wallpaper with the brushed suede effect , and there was a time when, wherever I looked I saw it, be it at a home store, or HGTV or the model homes, it was everywhere!
Unfortunately as much as I loved it , was never brave enough to wallpaper our home even just an accent wall.
So the next best thing to do when you love something a lot is to create a card with that look. I tell you it is much easier and way less expensive  too!

 To achieve the  suede effect I heat embossed in white and applied a watercolor wash in yellow and went over it with an orange ink pad.
 
There is lots of inspiration over at Cas-ual Fridays...head over and play along!

and we have Ellen Hutson sponsoring this week....

A closer look at the suede effect...

 Stamps- PTI- Chairished, Anna Griffin

 Also sharing with Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.

CAS-ual Fridays